Seo (surname)
Seo, also spelled Suh, Surh, Sur, and Seoh, is a Korean surname. It can also be used as a single-syllable Korean given name or an element in many two-syllable Korean given names.[1] The given name meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it. There are 53 hanja with the reading "seo"[2] on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.
| Pronunciation | /sʌ/ |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Korean |
| Meaning | Different depending on Hanja |
| Other names | |
| Alternative spelling | Suh, Surh, Sur, Seoh, So, Su |
| Seo | |
| Hangul | 서 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Seo |
| McCune–Reischauer | Sŏ |
| IPA | [sʌ] |
Art and entertainment
Film and television
- Seo Yea-ji, South Korean actress
- Seo Do-young, South Korean actor
- Seo Hyun-jin, South Korean actress and singer
- Seo Ji-hoon, South Korean actor
- Seo Ji-seok, South Korean actor
- Seo Hyo-rim, South Korean actress
- Seo Kang-joon, South Korean actor and singer, member of actor group 5urprise
- Seo Min-jung, South Korean actress
- Seo Shin-ae, South Korean actress
- Seo Woo-jin, South Korean child actor and model
- Caroline Suh, Korean–American documentary film director and producer
Music
- Seo Dong-hyeon (stage name Samuel Seo), South Korean singer-songwriter, rapper, and record producer
- Seo Dong-hyeon (stage name Big Naughty), South Korean rapper
- Seo Eun-kwang, South Korean singer, member and leader of boy band BtoB
- Seo Hye-lin, South Korean singer and member of girl group EXID
- Seo In-guk, South Korean singer and actor
- Seo In-young, South Korean singer, dancer, model, television host, and actress
- Seo Ji-young, South Korean singer
- Seo Joo-hyun (stage name Seohyun), South Korean singer and actress, member of girl group Girls' Generation
- Seo Jung-kwon (stage name Tiger JK), Korean-American rapper, record producer and entrepreneur
- Seo Min-woo (1985–2018), South Korean singer and actor, member of boy group 100%
- Seo Yu-na, South Korean singer and actress, member of girl group AOA
- Jeong Hyeon-cheol (stage name Seo Taiji), South Korean singer, musician, songwriter and record producer
- Susie Suh, Korean-American folk-rock singer-songwriter
Visual arts
- Do-ho Suh, South Korean sculptor and installation artist
- Seo Soo-kyoung (known as SEO), South Korean contemporary artist
- Seo Ae-jin (known as Showry), South Korean video blogger
- Suh Yongsun, South Korean painter and sculptor
- Hee Seo, South Korean ballet dancer, principal dancer at the American Ballet Theatre
Sports
Football
- Seo Dong-myung, former South Korean football goalkeeper
- Seo Hyuk-su, former Korean-Australian football player
- Seo Jung-won, former South Korean football player and coach
Other
- Jae Weong Seo, retired South Korean baseball player
- Hee-kyung Seo, former South Korean professional golfer
- Seo Ho-jin, former South Korean speed skater and Olympic athlete
- Seo Jang-hoon, former South Korean professional basketball player, entertainer and a variety show star
- Seo Mi-jung, South Korean foil fencer
- Seo Yoon-hee, South Korean badminton player
- Suh Sung-in, South Korean boxer
- Suh Yun-bok (1923–2017), South Korean marathoner
- Seo Bok-seob, South Korean hapkido co-founder
- Seo Seung-jae, South Korean badminton player
- Seo Bong-soo, South Korean professional Go player
- Seo Jae-pil, first naturalized Korean-American
- Anna Wallis Suh (1900–1969), Methodist missionary, American expatriate, North Korean propagandist
- Suh Nam-pyo, thirteenth president of the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
- Suh Sang-chul, South Korean economist, educator and administrator
- Seo Sang-ryun, South Korean minister, founder of first Korean Protestant church
- Philip Jaisohn, first Korean to become a U.S. citizen
- Seo Yong-duk, South Korean football midfielder
- Seo Ji-hye, South Korean actress
See also
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